Migration Nation Podcast
1) Episode 0 - Welcome to Migration Nation
In this inaugural episode, Brian & Lyman introduce Migration Nation, a new podcast about the history of American migration. Meet your hosts and learn a little about the adventure(s) to come as the ser...Show More
2) S1E16 - The Yankee Diaspora: Also, Michigan
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois were all established and grew up to statehood relatively quickly, thanks in large part to strong influxes of Yankee migrants. In this episode, Brian & Lyman discuss Michiga...Show More
3) S1E15 - The Yankee Diaspora: "Keystone of Perpetuity"
Brian & Lyman balance out last episode's discussion of "Little Egypt" with a look at the early settlement of Chicago. Appropriately, the Windy City, even before its founding, was seen as a sort of bal...Show More
4) S1E14 - The Yankee Diaspora: Land Before Lincoln
Illinois's early history in the United States is one without the typical urban touchstone of Chicago. In this episode, Brian & Lyman discusses downstate Illinois, "Little Egypt," and the politically v...Show More
5) S1E13 - The Yankee Diaspora: Vandals of the Midwest
Brian & Lyman continue discussing the early settlement of Indiana by a curious mix of yankees and southerners. In this episode, learn about Indiana's unfortunate history with infrastructure projects, ...Show More
6) S1E12 - The Yankee Diaspora: The South Goes North
We're back! Brian & Lyman go where no Kentuckians dare venture alone: Indiana. Where did Hoosiers come from, and what traits have historically characterized them? Learn about Hoosier demography, Nativ...Show More
7) S1E11 - The Yankee Diaspora: The North-Mid-Old-West
Beginning in the late 1780s, Yankees really start breaking into relatively new lands. West of the original 13 states and north of the Ohio River laid the newly-established Northwest Territory, consist...Show More
8) S1E10 - The Yankee Diaspora: Battle of the Waterspouts
It's time to settle the Midwest! But first, a return to Brian's favorite characters: the sleigh-riding Yankees of upstate New York! Brian & Lyman discuss Albany, NY and the culture clash that occurred...Show More
9) Season 1, Episode 9 - Enslaved Migration Recap
Having now covered roughly 200 years of enslaved migration in the United States, Brian & Lyman ask each other what it all means. In what ways does the modern U.S. reflect this troubled past? What effe...Show More
10) Season 1, Episode 8 - Enslaved Migration, Part Five
Free at last! In this episode, Brian & Lyman discuss the final push of slavery into Texas and the American West, Bleeding Kansas, and the moment we've all been waiting for: emancipation. Also, listen ...Show More